Rifle Magazine - Rifle Special Edition 2016

In this issue

On the Cover: A Winchester engraved Model 66 150th anniversary rifle is shown with a Winchester Model 73 .32-20 rifle and a highly finished Winchester Model 76 by Turnbull Restoration. This issue features: Winchester Model 1873, Winchester Centennial Model 1876, Winchester Model 1886, Winchester Model 71, Winchester Model 1892, Winchester Model 1894, Winchester Model 1895, Winchester Levergun Sights, and Load Data.

Winchester Centennial Model 1876

Later orders from the NWMP ultimately totaled 1,611 Model 76 carbines, with the first 150 being transferred to the Department of Militia and Defense to arm units being sent out West. The grand total, then, for the NWMP was 1,271 M76 carbines.

4 mins

Winchester Model 71

The Model 71, a slightly improved version of the Model 86, was introduced with a brand-new cartridge, the .348 WCF, in 1934/35 with two loads, a 150-grain flatnose advertised at 2,880 fps and a 200-grain flatnose at 2,520 fps.

6 mins

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Rifle Magazine Description:

Rifle the sporting firearms journal is the only magazine in the world dedicated solely to rifles. Published for over 45 years Rifle covers all aspects of the rifle including gunsmithing, shooting, reloading, accuracy, and much more. Some of the topics covered include; bolt action rifles, leveraction rifles and their evolution of the years. Rifle covers classic cartridges, factory ammunition, custom gunmakers and much more. Rifle is the premiere sporting magazine dedicated to rifles.